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Day: 9th November 2014

Jumbo 1116 – Better late than never

Author   fathippy2Posted on 9th November 2014 at 10:32 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I vaguely remembering this taking slightly longer than normal, although I cant work out which bits after a two week absence. There seemed to be an above average number of double definitions, but nothing too … Read more “Jumbo 1116 – Better late than never”

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Sunday Times 4614 (2 Nov 2014) by Dean Mayer

Author   daveperryPosted on 9th November 2014 at 11:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 39:28 Quite a tough one it seemed to me from Dean this week. I loved the deception in 16d so that gets my COD. There was talk on the forum about a nina, … Read more “Sunday Times 4614 (2 Nov 2014) by Dean Mayer”

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mephisto 2827 – placeholder no more

Author   glhPosted on 9th November 2014 at 12:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Im staying somewhere without wireless and im not quite up to posting a full report from my phone so the mephisto write up will be early monday am uk time. Feel free to discuss and … Read more “mephisto 2827 – placeholder no more”

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